Body
What is the blood vessel in your rabbits nail called?
The quick.
What is a common disease in rabbits that infects the respiratory tract? Some symptoms include runny nose and eyes, difficulty breathing, and coughing and sneezing. x2 points for scientific name.
Pasteurellosis, or snuffles.
What is the largest breed of rabbit?
Continental giant, however the flemish giant is a close second.
Identification and left.
Name 2 different fur patterns. Not solid or broken.
Otter, tortoiseshell, harlequin, agouti, bi/tricolour, chinchilla, himalayan, dutch, spot, badger, merle, roan, silvering.
What is the rabbit hemorrhagic disease? List at least 2 symptoms and why it is fatal.
Viral disease. Symptoms include fever, inappetance, lethargy, muscle spasms, breathing difficulties, blue colored lips, or bleeding from the mouth and nose. Causes organ failiure, death. Often results in death within 24 hours.
This is the number of breeds ARBA currently recognizes
52
What is mange and ear canker?
Fur mites and ear mites, two common faults in rabbit judging.
Name 3 different possible colours of a rabbit. Excluding black and white.
Chocolate, lilac, agouti, blue, fawn, sable, cinnamon, marten, tan, steel, champagne.
What is GI (gastrointestinal) stasis?
When a rabbit stops eating, the normal bacteria that ferment and digest food in the GI tract can be overtaken by overgrowth of painful, gas and/or toxin-producing bacteria. Symptoms include, no appetite, constipated, bloated, diarrhea, lower body temp.
Name 3 lop eared breeds
English lop, French lop, mini lop, holland lop, American fuzzy lop
What is an important part of a lop rabbits head called?
The crown. This excludes english lops.
How many ribs does a rabbit have?
24
What is the real name for sore hocks?
Pododermatitis
What is the smallest breed of rabbit?
Columbia basin pygmy. Not only the smallest, but also one of the rarest.
What are two common disqualifications that a judge might find in a rabbit?
Deformities, signs of illness, over or underweight, cloudy eyes, ear or fur mites.
What is palpation?
A technique used to determine if a rabbit is pregnant after successful mating.
What is mastitis?
An inflammation of the mammary glands, most common in nursing does. Can lead to fatal blood infections. Initial signs include hot, reddened, and swollen mammary glands.
Can you name 2/5 rabbit body types?
Commercial, Semi-arched, full-arched, compact, cylindrical.
When youre judging a rabbit what kind of words do you want to use?
Comparative, -ER words. Thicker, longer, wider, smoother, etc.